Astrobiology is a multidisciplinary scientific field that studies the possibility of life in the universe, including how life emerged on Earth. It involves the search for life beyond Earth, studying environments that could support life, and investigating interactions between planets and their stars. Astrobiologists, who may be experts in biology, astronomy, chemistry, and other fields, […]
Evidence of alien life may exist in the fractures of icy moons around Jupiter and Saturn
Scientists are delving into the geology of Jupiter’s moon Ganymede and Saturn’s moon Titan, focusing on features known as “strike-slip faults” which are similar to Earth’s San Andreas fault. These faults are created by the immense gravitational pull of the gas giants, which generate tidal forces as the moons’ elliptical orbits bring them closer and […]
The Weather On Titan: Windy With A Chance Of Methane Mist
In 2005, the European Space Agency’s Huygens probe landed on Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, and sent back images of a landscape shaped by forces similar to those on Earth. However, unlike Earth where water shapes the surface, on Titan, where the temperature is -179 degrees Centigrade, it is methane that shapes the surface. Methane exists […]
